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[[Image:37 tux linux penguin.png|thumb|Tux, the Linux mascot.]]
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[[Wikipedia:GNU|GNU]]/[[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] or simply "Linux", is a generic term referring to [[Wikipedia:Unix-like|Unix-like]] computer operating systems using the [[Wikipedia:Linux kernel|Linux kernel]]. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of [[Wikipedia:Free_and_Open_Source_Software|free and open source software]] collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the [[Wikipedia:GPL|GNU GPL]] and other free licenses.
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'''{{w|Linux}}''' is a generic term referring to {{w|Unix-like}} computer operating systems using the {{w|Linux kernel}}. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of {{w|Free and Open Source Software|free and open source software}} collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the {{w|GPL|GNU GPL}} and other free licenses. The name "Linux" originates from {{w|Linus Torvalds}}, who, in 1991, wrote the first version of the Linux kernel.
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The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by [[Wikipedia:Linus Torvalds|Linus Torvalds]]. The rest of the system, including utilities and libraries, usually comes from the [[Wikipedia:GNU operating system|GNU operating system]] announced in 1983 by [[Wikipedia:Richard Stallman|Richard Stallman]]. The GNU contribution is the basis for the [[Wikipedia:Free Software Foundation|Free Software Foundation]]'s preferred name [[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux_naming_controversy|GNU/Linux]].
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== References to Linux ==
== References to Linux ==
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*[[Hallrunner]]
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* [[Hallrunner]] {{--}} Fighting the computer generates the response, "You reformat and install Linux. Nice work."
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*Email [[virus]]
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* Email [[virus]] {{--}} Upon opening the email, [[Strong Bad]] says that the words "Strong Ba" are "getting eaten by some Linux or something".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]]
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* [[4 Gregs]] {{--}} [[Open Source Greg]]'s laptop has a picture of a [[penguin]] similar to {{w|Tux (mascot)|Tux}}, the Linux mascot, on it.
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* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] {{--}} Open Source Greg's avatar's name, xxUBUNTUFAN91xx, refers to {{w|Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu}}, a popular distribution of Linux.
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* {{postref|1768323187605913836|14|Mar|2024}} {{--}} This Tweet advertises the release of the Linux version of [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]].
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** The penguin that eats [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] is based on Tux.
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== See Also ==
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* [[DOS]]
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* [[pwd]]
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== References to Open Source ==
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[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
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*[[4 Gregs]]
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]]
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Current revision as of 22:40, 4 May 2024

Tux, the Linux mascot.

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL and other free licenses. The name "Linux" originates from Linus Torvalds, who, in 1991, wrote the first version of the Linux kernel.

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